Remote control and processing of wireless digital receiver

1. An integrated receiver/mixer system for the processing and transmission of digitally encoded information, comprising: a. at least one receiver including (i) a first means for the wireless reception of a digitally encoded intelligence signal, (ii) a second means for receiving and processing both (a) a digitally encoded control signal from a remote location for establishing first preselected receiver parameters, and (b) a digitally encoded reference signal from the same remote location for establishing second preselected receiver parameters, (iii) third means for digitally processing said intelligence signal, control signal and reference signal to provide a combined digital output signal of the received intelligence and receiver status, and (iv) fourth means for transmitting said combined digital output signal; b. a mixer at said remote location, said mixer including (i) means for generating and outputting said digitally encoded reference and control signals to said receiver, (ii) means for inputting the combined digital output signal being transmitted from said receiver, and (iii) a status screen for displaying receiver status information; c. (i) a first cable connection between the output of said mixer and said second means of said receiver, (ii) a second cable connection between said fourth means of said receiver and the input of said mixer, whereby said mixer at a location remote from said receiver controls the operation of said receiver via the digitally encoded signal transmitted to said receiver through said first cable, and the combined digital output signal of said receiver is transmitted to said mixer through said second cable.

2. An integrated receiver/mixer system according to claim 1 , wherein, said digitally encoded intelligence signal is an audio signal, and said combined digital output signal includes audio and receiver status information.

3. An integrated receiver/mixer system according to claim 1 , wherein said digitally encoded control signal includes a digital command to set the receiver frequency.

4. An integrated receiver/mixer system according to claim 2 , wherein said digitally encoded reference signal establishes a digital sample rate for said audio signal and maintains said receiver in synchronism with said mixer.

5. An integrated receiver/mixer system for the processing and transmission of digitally encoded information, comprising: a. at least two receivers, each including (i) a first means for the wireless reception of a digitally encoded audio signal, (ii) second means for receiving and processing both (a) a digitally encoded control signal from a remote location for establishing first preselected receiver parameters, and (b) a digitally encoded reference signal from the same remote location for establishing second preselected receiver parameters, (iii) third means for digitally processing said audio signal, control signal and reference signal to provide a combined digital output signal of the received audio and receiver status, and (iv) fourth means for transmitting said combined digital output signal; b. a mixer at said remote location, said mixer including: (i) means for generating and outputting said digitally encoded reference and control signals to said receivers, and (ii) means for inputting the combined digital output signal being transmitted from said receivers; c. (i) a first cable connection between the output of said mixer and sad second means of a first one of said receivers, (ii) a second cable connection between said fourth means of the other of said receivers and the input of said mixer, (iii) a third cable connection between the fourth means of said first receiver and second means of said second receiver, said digitally encoded control signal includes digital commands to set different frequencies for said first and second receivers, said second cable means is a single cable to said receiver status information for both of said first and second receivers to a single input of said mixer; whereby said mixer at a location remote from said receiver controls the operation of both of said receivers via the digitally encoded signal transmitted to said receivers through said first cables, and the combined audio and status information of said first and second receivers is transmitted to said mixer through said second cable, such that two discrete audio signals are transmitted by a single cable.

6. An integrated receiver/mixer system according to claim 5 , wherein said digitally encoded reference signal establishes the same digital sample rate for said audio signal in said first and second receiver and maintains said receivers in synchronism with each other and said mixer.

7. An integrated receiver/mixer system according to claim 6 , wherein said cables are coaxial cables and said digital audio signal is an AES/EBU formatted signal.

8. An integrated receiver/mixer system according to claim 5 , further including a third and fourth receiver, each including said first, second, and a third means, said mixer including a second output and a second input, a fourth cable means connected between said second mixer output and said second means of said third receiver to transmit digitally encoded reference and control signals for said third and fourth receivers, a fifth cable means connected between said fourth means of said third receiver and second means of said fourth receiver, and a fifth cable means connected between the fourth means of said fourth receiver and second input of said mixer, the digitally encoded coaxial signal presented to said third receiver setting different frequencies for said third and fourth receivers, which differ from the frequencies of said first and second receiver, said fifth cable means is a single cable to provide audio and receiver status information of both of said third and fourth receivers to the second input of said mixer, whereby said mixer at a location remote from all of said receivers, controls the operation of all of said receivers via the digitally encoded signal outputs of said mixer, and the audio and status information of all of said receivers is transmitted to the inputs of said mixer, and a mixer status screen provides a display at said mixer of the conditions at each of said receivers.

9. An integrated receiver/mixer system according to claim 8 , wherein the digitally encoded reference signal of said mixer establishes the same digital sample rate for the audio signal received by each of said receivers, and maintains each of said receivers in synchronism with each other and with said mixer.

10. In combination with a plurality of wireless digital receivers for receiving digitally modulated audio intelligence from a plurality of transmitters, each of said receivers including an input and output terminal, a digital mixer at a location remote from said plurality of receivers, said mixer including input terminal means and output terminal means, the input terminals of said receivers operatively connected to the output terminal means of said mixer, and the output terminals of said receivers operatively connected to the input terminal means of said mixer, said mixer output terminal means providing digital reference and control signals to remotely control the operation of said receivers.

11. The combination of claim 10 , wherein said receiver output terminals provide their individual audio and status information to the input means of said mixer.

12. The combination of claim 11 , wherein pairs of said receivers are cable connected together, whereby a first one of each pair of said receivers connected by a first mixer connection cable to one output terminal of said mixer output means, and a second one of each pair of said receivers connected by a second mixer connection cable to one input terminal of said mixer input means, whereby a single input and output terminus of said mixer remotely control and receive signals from a pair of receivers.

13. The combination of claim 12 , wherein each of said receivers is digitally controlled by said mixer to operate at a different frequency.

14. The combination of claim 12 , wherein each of said receivers is digitally controlled by said mixer to operate in synchronism with each other and with said mixer.